Bringing tech and finance executives into government because they are ‘the country’s smartest and hardest-working people’ is faintly ridiculous.
Revolving Door Project
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Choosing the People Over the Billionaires
Kamala Harris has made some gestures in the direction of rejecting big-money entreaties. That’s the right move, but there’s more to be done.
Posted inPolitics
The Dangerous Authoritarian Gunning to Serve as Trump’s Grand Vizier
Russell Vought is rumored to be under consideration for chief of staff in a second Trump administration. This would be a disaster.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The American People Need An Anti-Price-Fixing Division
A formal, congressionally appropriated division would have the resources to go after pricing schemes.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Justice Department’s Next Climate Test
A congressional referral and a Supreme Court request offer the Justice Department a twofold chance to hold Big Oil accountable for its lies.
Posted inPolitics
On Debate Night, Highlight How These Presidents Ran the Executive Branch
Trump’s presidency was unprecedented in its corruption at virtually all levels of executive branch agencies.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Capital Won’t Love You Back, Mr. President
Billionaire chief of staff Jeffrey Zients epitomizes a campaign that has been less than forceful about the rally of capital to Donald Trump’s side.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Economic Punditry and the ‘Hot Dog Guy’ Problem
Why centrist opinion columnists have no one to blame but themselves for public misconceptions about the economy
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Jim DeMint Wants to Destroy Democracy
If the American people don’t want tax cuts and deregulation, too bad.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Mr. Biden, Tear Down This Debt Ceiling!
The debt ceiling reprieve reached last year is quickly running its course. We need to start the work to keep it from derailing Democratic priorities again.